How to Break Into Tech, by Role
Hand-picked courses, books, and certifications for each career track. Direct links to the specific resource, not a platform homepage. Free options first where they're genuinely the best. Every track links to the roles hiring right now.
Last updated July 2026
Engineering
4,731 Engineering roles hiring →From first principles to system design and interview prep.
Fundamentals
The best free intro to CS, rigorous and widely recognized.
MIT-grade Python fundamentals.
Hands-on HTML/CSS; a recognized first cert.
Foundational JS + algorithms.
Full-stack & frontend
Project-based, portfolio-ready path.
Modern React/Node; widely respected.
Industry-standard advanced React workshop.
Practical modern CSS for app developers.
Backend & system design
The reference for distributed systems.
The most-starred system-design study guide.
Graduate-level distributed systems.
Interview prep
Structured roadmap with video explanations.
Curated list for tech interviews.
Peer-to-peer mock interviews.
AI / ML
1,838 AI / ML roles hiring →Practical, top-down machine learning through to transformers and LLMs.
Core
Top-down, practical ML by Jeremy Howard.
The classic ML on-ramp.
Deep learning foundations.
Graduate-level ML lectures.
Modern / hands-on
Building GPT from scratch, exceptional teaching.
Modern NLP / transformers.
Hands-on data-science micro-courses.
Product & Design
2,237 Product & Design roles hiring →PM craft and UX/visual design, from fundamentals to senior practice.
Product management
The PM industry reference.
A clear product-development methodology.
Curated PM/growth writing.
Senior PM curriculum.
Design
Visual design for engineers & PMs.
The beginner-friendly UX classic.
Project-based UX bootcamp.
Master the standard design tool.
Sales & GTM
8,404 Sales & GTM roles hiring →Consultative selling, go-to-market, and customer success.
Sales
The classic consultative-sales framework.
Practical B2B sales tactics.
Senior GTM courses.
Customer success & support
Customer-success community + content.
Practical CS skills.
Marketing & Ops
7,729 Marketing & Ops roles hiring →Digital marketing, growth, and the certs employers recognize.
Foundations & certs
A recognized foundational cert.
Widely recognized inbound cert.
Industry-standard Ads certs.
Growth (senior)
Senior growth curriculum.
Advanced marketing depth.
Career essentials
Cross-cutting skills that compound: remote work, negotiation, writing, and staying current.
Career & negotiation
Career-capital theory.
The salary-negotiation essay.
FBI-negotiator tactics applied to work.
Remote work
The most-cited remote-work playbook.
Async-first communication principles.
Writing & staying current
The best free guide to clear writing.
Engineering leadership + careers.
Product + growth interviews.